Short name | Choco Mucho | ||
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Nickname | Flying Titans | ||
Founded | 2019 | ||
Head coach | Dante Alinsunurin | ||
Captain | Maddie Madayag (Ateneo) | ||
League | Premier Volleyball League | ||
2023 Second All-Filipino | Runner-up | ||
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The Choco Mucho Flying Titans is a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League. The team is owned by the Republic Biscuit Corporation. [1]
The team was created by the Republic Biscuit Corporation for the 2019 Premier Volleyball League season acquiring the seniors of the 2019 Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team together with their coach, Oliver Almadro who won UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments. Madayag, De Leon, Tolentino and Gequiliana were joined by the players of the disbanding United Volleyball Club from the Philippine Super Liga. The team was triumphant for their debut as they swept BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in their first game for the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference last August 14, 2019. [2] They were seventh, winning 6 games out of 16. The team, led by Madayag, had a 6-game winning streak for the comeback in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference. They defeated the PLDT High Speed Hitters, Santa Lucia Realtors, BaliPure Purest Water Defenders, Cignal HD Spikers, Perlas Spikers, and Philippine Army Lady Troopers in the eliminations giving away only two sets. They only lost twice in the eliminations to Creamline Cool Smashers and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers, whom they faced off in the Semi-Finals. They ranked fourth in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference after losing to Petro Gazz Angels in the battle for bronze.
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No. | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | School | ||
1 | Isa Molde | OH | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | October 18, 1998 | University of the Philippines | ||
3 | Deanna Wong | S | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | July 18, 1998 | Ateneo De Manila University | ||
4 | Mary Anne Mendrez | OH | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | November 14, 1998 | University of the East | ||
5 | Bia General | L | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | August 27, 1995 | National University | ||
7 | Maddie Madayag (c) | MB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | February 7, 1998 | Ateneo De Manila University | ||
8 | Maika Angela Ortiz | MB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | August 30, 1991 | University of Santo Tomas | ||
9 | Marionne Angelique Alba | S | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | August 26, 1999 | De La Salle University | ||
10 | Katrina Tolentino | OP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | January 27, 1995 | Ateneo De Manila University | ||
11 | Aduke Ogunsanya | MB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | October 2, 1996 | De La Salle University | ||
12 | Jamenea Ferrer | S | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | December 12, 1991 | Ateneo de Manila University | ||
15 | Honey Royse Tubino | OH | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | January 12, 1993 | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA | ||
16 | Thang Ponce | L | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | October 21, 1998 | Adamson University | ||
18 | Sisi Rondina | OH | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | September 4, 1996 | University of Santo Tomas | ||
21 | Regine Arocha | OH | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | February 21, 1997 | Arellano University | ||
22 | Cherry Nunag | MB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | October 22, 1992 | De La Salle University-Dasmariñas |
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Season | Conference | Title | Ref. |
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2019 | Open | 7th place | |
2021 | Open | 4th place | [3] |
2022 | Open | 4th place | [4] |
Invitational | 7th place | ||
Reinforced | 7th place | ||
2023 | 1st All-Filipino | 7th place | |
Invitational | 7th place | ||
2nd All-Filipino | Runner-Up | [5] | |
2024 | All-Filipino | [ to be determined ] |
International League | Position | Ref. |
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2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup | Bronze | [6] |
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Ref. |
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2021 | Open | Best Opposite Spiker | Kat Tolentino | [7] |
2023 | 2nd All-Filipino | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Cherry Ann Rondina | [8] |
Best Libero | Tonnie Rose Ponce |
International League | Award | Name | Ref. |
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2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup | Best Outside Spiker | Sisi Rondina | [6] |
Best Middle Blocker | Maddie Madayag |
Season | Number | Player | Country |
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2022 | 5 | Odina Aliyeva | Azerbaijan |
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